Meeting Materials for
Medicaid Managed Care Task Force

Report(s):

• Final Report
• Dissent from Final Report

June 12 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• State Procurement Requirements in Relation to Medicaid, Chelsea Robillard, Department of Administration
• Report on the Medicaid Budget, Alex Adams, Division of Financial Management
• Reports on Medicaid Rates, Direct Care Workforce, and Medicaid Hospital Rates, Ryan Langrill, Office of Performance Evaluations

July 10 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• Idaho Medicaid Delivery System Overview, Juliet Charron, Division of Medicaid
• State of Idaho, Division of Purchasing, Medicaid Cost Containment Final Report, Michael Heifetz, Sellers Dorsey
• Idaho Mediciad Cost Containment: Final Report, Michael Heifetz, Sellers Dorsey
• Medicaid Delivery Systems and Managed Care: A National Overview and State Experiences, Kathryn Costanza, National Conference of State Legislatures

August 09 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• Managed Care: Kicking the Can on Cost Containment in Idaho, Niklas Kleinworth, Idaho Freedom Foundation
• Presentation to the MCO Task Force, Aaron Houston, Community Health Center Network of Idaho, Family Health Services
• Idaho Code 56-263, Brian Whitlock, Idaho Hospital Association
• Idaho Code 56-265, Brian Whitlock, Idaho Hospital Association
• Healthcare Access and Affordability Public Opinion Poll, Brian Whitlock, Idaho Hospital Association
• “Cigna Sued Over Alleged Automated Patient Claims Denials” Article, Brian Whitlock, Idaho Hospital Association
• U.S. Department of Labor News Release, Brian Whitlock, Idaho Hospital Association
• MCNA Dental Grievance Letter, Ivy Smith

Submitted Comments:

• Cato Institute Comments
• American Heart Association Comments
• Michael Twomey Comments
• Charles Chodroff Comments
• Idaho Health Care Association Comments
• Jill Shelton Wagers Comments
• Pocatello Children’s Clinic Comments
• Ivy Smith Comments

August 31 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• Medicaid Managed Care Organizations: Impacts on the Disability Community , Christine Pisani, David Lehman, Angela Lindig, Michael LeFevor; Our Care Can’t Wait
• Baby Steps: Managed Care, Modest Expectations and More Medicaid Reforms , Scott Centorino, Foundation for Government Accountability
• Connecticut Medicare Managed Care Report, William Woolston, Director of Medicaid, CT Dept of Social Services
• Sooner Select, Christina Foss, Oklahoma Health Care Authority
• Medicaid Managed Care in Texas, Emily Zalkovsky, Texas State Medicaid Director
• Utah Medicare Managed Care Report, Eric Grant, Assist. Division Director, Utah Medicaid

September 11 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• Healthy Connections Value Care Performance Year 1, Juliet Charron, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
• Our 10-Year Experience Managing the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan, Georganne Benjamin, Optum Idaho
• Idaho Smiles Experience , Shannon LePage, MCNA Dental
• Idaho Medicaid Managed Care Task Force, Brandon Hendrickson, Marnie Packard, Willie Stevens; Molina Healthcare of Idaho
• Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) Impact to Medicaid, Norm Varin, Matt Bell, Erin Fair Taylor; PacificSource Health Plans
• Healthy Connections Value Care Program Handout, Senator Melissa Wintrow

October 05 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• Community Health Center Network of Idaho Value Care Organization Overview, Matt Wimmer, Community Health Center Network of Idaho
• AdvantagePoint Northwest VCO , Delana Quinlin, Dr. Tim Dykstra; AdvantagePoint Health Alliance
• Overview of Castell VCO, Eric Cragun, Castell
• Idaho Indian Care and Managed Care, Karol Dixon, Director, Govt Affairs and Health Policy, NW Portland Area Indian Health Board

November 07 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• School-Based Medicaid and Special Education, Chynna Hirasaki, Idaho Department of Education